{"id":2830,"date":"2012-12-21T19:42:49","date_gmt":"2012-12-22T02:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/?p=2830"},"modified":"2012-12-21T19:42:49","modified_gmt":"2012-12-22T02:42:49","slug":"more-web-cam-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/?p=2830","title":{"rendered":"More Web Cam Stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My buddy AJ at work who is a photography pro gave me some tips on my photos.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The first was a to use a light box. Which I hope to build in the next day or two.<\/li>\n<li>The second was to use a higher K light source.<\/li>\n<li>The third was to diffuse the light source.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Today I purchased a new webcam from Fry&#8217;s, and a light and lamp from Lowe&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a pic with the normal light.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2831\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2831\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2831\" alt=\"NormalLight\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/NormalLight-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/NormalLight-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/NormalLight-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/NormalLight.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a pic with the new light, I am bouncing it off our white ceiling to diffuse the harsh shadows.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2832\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2832\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2832\" alt=\"NewLight\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/NewLight-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/NewLight-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/NewLight-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/NewLight.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In my opinion the colors seem a little bit better, not so yellow in the second pic.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a pair of shots of the fruit on a white background.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2833\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2833\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2833\" alt=\"NormalLightFruit\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/NormalLightFruit-300x178.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/NormalLightFruit-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/NormalLightFruit.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Note that in this pic the background is more yellow, are as my buddy AJ said, looks like it was cigarette stained.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2834\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2834\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2834\" alt=\"NewLightFruit\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/NewLightFruit-300x160.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/NewLightFruit-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/NewLightFruit.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In this pic the background is actually white.<\/p>\n<p>The ultimate goal is that I want a permanent setup to take photos of items to make it easy to post to my blog. \u00a0These pics could have been much better with a DSLR, but for now, I want to see what I can do with a cheap webcam.<\/p>\n<p>Next up is the\u00a0light-box.<\/p>\n<p>A little side note, Abbie mentioned that I may be able to make some extra $ by posting some of the stuff I do as a video on youtube.<\/p>\n<p>Sounded exciting, recall I did some videos in the past, I showed here on of them and she mentioned it was soothing.<\/p>\n<p>I will give it a shot. \u00a0I got most of the gear I need.<\/p>\n<p>As for working out, my personal trainer had us work on arms today, I felt like I tapped out too early. \u00a0But afterwards during lunch the pot of Tea we had seemed more heavy than usual.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My buddy AJ at work who is a photography pro gave me some tips on my photos. 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